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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: "DR.WELL DIOP" <well_diop1@techemail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:05:18 +0000
Subject: PLEASE CALL ME NOW.

From:Dr. Well Diop
Director-General
Housing Dept.
Dakar-Senegal
TEL:00221-667-9726

Dear Good Friend,

I am contacting you believing that we can work together as partners. Though we have not meet personally, I am contacting you believing that with your capabilities and with your full cooperation we can go into this investment proposal I am intimating you with as partners. This business proposal I wish to intimate you with, is of mutual benefit and its success is entirely based on mutual trust, cooperation and is of high level of confidentiality. Am the chairman of the Contract Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Ministry of Works and Housing, Dakar Senegal.

Some time ago, some funds were approved for the building of 3,000.000 units of Medium Housing Estate Phase 1 in point E estate, Dakar Senegal. A total of USD40M (Forty Million United States Dollars), was approved for me to use in completing the job but I was able to bargain with the contractors for a total of
USD30m {Thirty Million United States Dollars} to finish the job leaving a balance of USD10m {Ten Million United States Dollars}bonded in a suspense account of a security company.

I am soliciting your partnership in investing this money {Balance USD10m} in your country with your assistance and cooperation. I also want you to look out for any area we can invest this funds for maximum profit. I want to assure you that there is nothing illegal about this transaction as this kind of transaction happens here in Dakar Senegal all the time. As long as the contract for which the total amount (USD40M) was awarded has been completed, inspected and is in use.

Please note that this is just an investment proposal and we will discuss the partnership and what will be accruing to each party in further correspondence after you respond to this message. Note also, that all modalities have been put in place to effect a legal fund transfer following all required international monetary policies and procedures which I will discuss with you in our later correspondence.


Thanks and have a blessed day as I await your response.If this mail is offensive, I sincerely apologize.

You can reply at well_diop1@techemail.com

For more detail explanation here is my private Phone number for this transaction.Phone: 00221-667-9726


Thanks

Best Regards,

Dr.Well Diop.

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